Table 4 Linear multivariate analysis with tongue volume as the dependent parameter SNA, SNB, WITS, BMI and age were checked for their impacts

(Constant)

64.45

1.90

0.07

26.069

0.35

0.74

17.87

0.50

0.62

SNA

1.09

1.32

0.20

0.754

0.81

0.43

0.82

1.22

0.23

SNB

−1.29

−1.59

0.12

> −0.01

> −0.01

0.99

−0.64

−0.93

0.36

WITS

−1.45

−1.95

0.06

0.16

0.13

0.90

−1.57

−2.30

0.03

BMI

0.75

1.10

0.28

0.74

1.04

0.32

1.78

3.80

0.00

Age

0.14

0.83

0.41

−0.25

−0.33

0.75

−0.14

−0.71

0.48